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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. phootwork/lang ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) phootwork/lang ============== Missing PHP language constructs v3.2.3(1y ago)1227.1M↓38.6%8MITPHPPHP >=8.0 Since May 11Pushed 1y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/phootwork/lang)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phootwork/lang)[ Docs](https://phootwork.github.io/lang/)[ RSS](/packages/phootwork-lang/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (2)Versions (25)Used By (8) phootwork/lang ============== [](#phootworklang) [![Tests](https://github.com/phootwork/phootwork/workflows/Tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/phootwork/phootwork/workflows/Tests/badge.svg)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/69bd7e143cbdfb19d74ce75708a9f883ef5e8c3e12e93af074e908c564d06c52/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f70686f6f74776f726b2f70686f6f74776f726b2f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/phootwork/phootwork/?branch=master)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/826ef921280a14b18e896b455eda961bf8c53758c493844143b31e66791a06d5/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f70686f6f74776f726b2f70686f6f74776f726b2f6261646765732f636f7665726167652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/phootwork/phootwork/?branch=master)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/76d3dc2c6465e8fe759617cd240dac3c48f9f310e74cb1e6eca402f7214e3267/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f70686f6f74776f726b2f6c616e672e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/phootwork/lang)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c5df7dc7299429ac736eb923ed65d0988cfc9894f5dfac80ef899fadc47c053b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f70686f6f74776f726b2f6c616e672e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/phootwork/lang)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/53f664e69ea84e44f37dcdc05de5dcda5254241b1c1f81ffb41b4ebc6e3ca82d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f70686f6f74776f726b2f6c616e672e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d73717561726526636f6c6f72423d303037656336)](https://packagist.org/packages/phootwork/lang) Missing PHP language constructs Goals ----- [](#goals) - Provide common but missing php classes - Objects for native php constructs - Consistent API - Inspired by `java.lang`, `java.util`, `String.prototype`, `Array.prototype` and [`Stringy`](https://github.com/danielstjules/Stringy) Installation ------------ [](#installation) Installation via composer: ``` composer require phootwork/lang ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) Running tests ------------- [](#running-tests) This package is a part of the Phootwork library. In order to run the test suite, you have to download the full library. ``` git clone https://github.com/phootwork/phootwork ``` Then install the dependencies via composer: ``` composer install ``` Now, run the *lang* test suite: ``` vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite lang ``` If you want to run the whole library tests, simply run: ``` vendor/bin/phpunit ``` Contact ------- [](#contact) Report issues at the github [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/phootwork/phootwork/issues). Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Refer to [Releases](https://github.com/phootwork/phootwork/releases) ### Health Score 52 — FairBetter than 96% of packages Maintenance35 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity54 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community23 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity78 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 59% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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